Kaarten: Vocabulary Shakespeare | Quizlet

to seduce

verleiden

to oppose

to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against them

to fret (about/over)

to be nervous or worried

to urge

to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing

to lecture

to talk angrily to someone in order to criticize their behaviour

to caution

to warn someone

to enact

to perform a story or play

to persuade

to convince

to eavesdrop

lustervinken

to propose

een voorstel doen

to thrust

to push suddenly and strongly

a counsellor

someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems

a soliloquy

a speech in a play which the character speaks to him- or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters (alleenspraak)

suspicion

a belief or idea that something may be true (een vermoeden)

erratic

not regular, uncertain or without organization in movement or behaviour (grillig, onberekenbaar)

lack of

when something is not available or when there is not enough of it

decisiveness

able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality (besluitvaardigheid)

overdue

late

to frame somebody

to make a person seem to be guilty of a crime when they are not, by producing facts or information which are not true (iemand erin luizen)

to be unaware of sth

not understanding or realising something

to defeat

to win a victory over someone in a fight, war or competition

to encounter

to meet someone unexpectedly

to be appointed

officially chosen for a job or responsibility

to conquer

veroveren

to decapitate

to cut off the head of a person

a dagger

a short pointed knife which is sharp on both sides, used especially in the past as a weapon (dolk)

conscience

geweten

a prophecy, a prediction

voorspelling

a bough

a large branch of a tree

a bow

a weapon for shooting arrows

caesarean section

an operation in which a woman's womb is cut open to allow a baby to be born (keizersnede)

a cauldron

a large, round container for cooking in, usually supported over a fire, and used especially in the past

a descendant

nakomeling

to offend

to cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect (beleidigen)

to pass over

to ignore or not give attention to someone or something (over het hoofd zien)

to insinuate

to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true (insinueren)

to expose

to make public something bad or dishonest (blootleggen)

to reduce

to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc

to seek consolation

something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel better (troost zoeken)

proof / to prove

bewijs, bewijzen

an accusation

een beschuldiging

a go-between

someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet (een tussenpersoon)

mischievous

used to describe behaviour or words that are intended to cause harm or trouble (boosaardig)

the latter

the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned

the former

the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned

a quarrel

an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups (een ruzie)

rehabilitation

(hier:) eerherstel

under the pretence of

onder het voorwendeel

faithful

If your husband, wife, or partner is faithful, he or she does not have a sexual relationship with anyone else (trouw)

a trial

een proces